National Sickle Cell Conference In Atlanta

Atlanta Inquirer;  October 16, 2004 ;   Smith, John B., Jr.;   787 words ......Jr. Atlanta Inquirer 10-16-2004 The Sickle Cell Disease Association of America held...conference opened with the dedication of the Sickle Cell Disease Awareness stamp by the United...features the inscription "Test Early for Sickle Cell", a design that conveys the importance...

Martin Center hopes to increase sickle cell awareness with 5K walk

Indianapolis Recorder;  June 13, 2003 ;   Thomspon, Ericka P.;   511 words ...00-00-0000 Sickle cell is a disease that is all too familiar in the Black community. One in 12 have the sickle cell trait and 90 percent of all sickle cell disease in the U.S. occurs in people of African descent...

Sickle cell under focus at meeting

Miami Times;  October 6, 1994 ;   Peter Valdes-Dapena;   715 words ......Valdes-Dapena Miami Times 10-06-1994 Sickle cell under focus at meeting. At 61, and having outlived the life expectancy of sickle cell disease patients by almost 20 years...University of Miami's Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center to have their blood drawn. They...

Sickle Cell Stamp Aims to Increase Awareness Of Disease

Oakland Post;  November 24, 2004 ;   Elinson, Zusha;   787 words ......11-24-2004 The US Postal Service presented it's new Sickle Cell Awareness stamp to the Oakland Children's Hospital, a leader in sickle cell research and treatment, as part of a Sickle Cell Awareness day at the hospital Thursday. "It makes me...

Guide for teachers of children with sickle cell disease

Westside Gazette;  October 12, 2006 ;   Anonymous;   425 words ...If you have a child with sickle cell disease, we encourage parents to arrange a conference...Hope and Destiny: The Patient and Parent's Guide to Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait, written by Allen F. Platt, P.A.C. and Alan Sacerdote...

CITY OF LITTLE ROCK HIGHLIGHTS SICKLE CELL AWARENESS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 28, 2007 ;     323 words ......thought to only appear in African Americans, sickle cell disorders can actually be found in all races...one of many made at the City of Little Rock's Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell anemia, a chronic, life-threatening condition...

Sickle cell organization asking residents to "Walk" for life: Many

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  September 15, 1998 ;     785 words ...Philadelphia Tribune, The 09-15-1998 Sickle cell organization asking residents to "Walk...Staff With September being "National Sickle Cell Awareness Month," one area organization...forward for the cause. Members of the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America are asking...

Sickle Cell Society gets $2,000

New Pittsburgh Courier;  August 22, 1998 ;   L, Lisa;   405 words ...Sickle Cell Society gets $2,000 by Lisa L. McNair Courier Staff Writer The Sickle Cell Society, Inc. of Western Pennsylvania is expanding...with Allegheny General Hospital's pediatric sickle cell program, under the direction of pediatric hematologist...

The Sickle Cell Foundation Of Georgia Inc. Every Month Is National Sickle...

Atlanta Inquirer;  October 18, 2003 ;     577 words ......for another year - and so has National Sickle Cell Month. Perhaps you saw one of the Sickle Cell Education and Awareness displays that...at Morehouse School of Medicine, the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia, Inc. placed displays...

Immigration spurs rise of sickle cell anemia in U.S.(NATION)

The Washington Times;  November 26, 2004 ;     694 words ......that are contributing to a rise in sickle cell anemia, researchers say. Many Americans wrongly believe sickle cell is a disease that affects only blacks...health officials. Most carriers of the sickle cell genetic trait do not suffer from...

Helping children with sickle cell disease

NEA Today;  May 1, 2002 ;   Sathrum, Paul;   787 words ...More than 70,000 Americans live with sickle cell disease-and not without difficulty. The anemia and...School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. What is sickle cell disease? Sickle cell disease is an inherited blood disorder that causes...

Sickle-cell expert with an ocean of influence

Philadelphia Tribune, The;  October 3, 1995 ;   M.J. McCollum;   787 words ......Philadelphia Tribune, The 10-03-1995 Sickle-cell expert with an ocean of influence. From...Frempong is improving the health of sickle cell anemia patients on two continents. Frempong, director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Research Center at Children's, recently...

Urban Perspective: Informing Blacks About Sickle Cell Disease

Los Angeles Sentinel;  October 31, 1996 ;   Larry Aubry;   787 words ......10-31-1996 URBAN PERSPECTIVE: Informing Blacks About Sickle Cell Disease. Sickle cell disease is, of course, most prevalent among...Today's column will provide a brief overview of of sickle cell disease and its treatment possibilities. In...

Sickle cell sufferers living longer, dying less from disease.(noteworthy...

Black Issues in Higher Education;  May 20, 2004 ;     469 words ...DALLAS Children with sickle cell disease--an inherited red blood-cell disorder...receiving the most modern treatments for sickle cell disease. It's also one of the largest published sickle cell studies to date. Researchers followed more...

Take time to learn the facts about Sickle Cell

Indianapolis Recorder;  December 20, 2002 ;     787 words ......is true that many people with sickle cell disease lead long, productive...each year in Marion County with sickle cell disease and nearly 1,200 individuals...in the state of Indiana have sickle cell disease. It is estimated that...